时间:2019-02-11 作者:英语课 分类:美联社新闻一分钟2017(四)月


英语课

 


This is AP News Minute.


North Korea put on a massive military display, showing its intercontinental missiles amid rising international tensions on a holiday to mark the birth of the country's founding ruler.


With Tax Day approaching, thousands turned out in Washington and elsewhere to demand that President Donald Trump 1 release his tax returns. Fights broke out between pro-and anti-Trump demonstrators in Berkeley, California with police making a number of arrests.


More than 100 people were killed when a bomb went off just outside Aleppo, Syria at a bus depot 2 used for evacuations. There is no immediate 3 claim of responsibility, but pro-government media and Syria's opposition 4 exchanged accusations 5 over the carnage.


After months of pregnancy 6, April the giraffe has given birth to a male calf 7 at a New York animal park, an event that was live-streamed and followed by more than a million people around the globe. Up next, a naming contest.


Ned Barker, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.



n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手,作为他的王牌。
n.仓库,储藏处;公共汽车站;火车站
  • The depot is only a few blocks from here.公共汽车站离这儿只有几个街区。
  • They leased the building as a depot.他们租用这栋大楼作仓库。
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
n.反对,敌对
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名
  • There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
  • He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
n.怀孕,怀孕期
  • Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
  • Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。
n.小牛,犊,幼仔,小牛皮
  • The cow slinked its calf.那头母牛早产了一头小牛犊。
  • The calf blared for its mother.牛犊哞哞地高声叫喊找妈妈。